And this is it that I mean: how that commonly among you, one sayeth, "I hold of Paul"; Another, "I hold of Apollos"; the third, "I hold of Cephas"; and the fourth that, "I hold of Christ."

lest any should say that I in mine own name had baptised.

I baptised also the house of Stephanas. Furthermore know I not whether I baptised any man of you or no.

Where is the wise man? Where is the scribe? Where is the searcher of this world? Hath not God made the wisdom of this world foolishness?

For the foolishness of God is wiser than men: And the weakness of God is stronger than are men.

Brethren, look on your calling how that not many wise men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many of high degree are called:

And my words, and my preaching were not with enticing words of man's wisdom: but in showing of the spirit and of power,

that your faith should not stand in the wisdom of men: but in the power of God.

But as it is written, "The eye hath not seen, and the ear hath not heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him."

For what man knoweth the things of a man: save the spirit of a man which is within him? Even so the things of God knoweth no man, but the spirit of God.

which things also we speak - not in the cunning words of man's wisdom, but with the cunning words of the holy ghost, making spiritual comparisons of spiritual things.

For the natural man perceiveth not the things of the spirit of God, for they are but foolishness unto him: Neither can he perceive them, because he is spiritually examined.

But he that is spiritual discusseth all things: yet he himself is judged of no man.

For ye are yet carnal. As long verily as there is among you envying, strife and dissension: are ye not carnal, and walk after the manner of men?

What is Paul? What thing is Apollos? Only ministers are they, by whom ye believed: even as the Lord gave every man grace.

He that planteth, and he that watereth, are neither better than the other. Every man yet shall receive his reward according to his labour.

According to the grace of God given unto me, as a wise builder have I laid the foundation; and another hath built thereon. But let every man take heed how he buildeth upon.

For other foundation can no man lay, than that which is laid, which is Jesus Christ.

If any man build on this foundation, gold, silver, precious stones, timber, hay, or stubble:

every man's work shall appear. For the day shall declare it, and it shall be showed in fire, and the fire shall try every man's work what it is.

If any man's work, that he hath built upon, abide; he shall receive a reward.

If any man's work burn; he shall suffer loss. But he shall be safe himself, nevertheless yet as it were through fire.

If any man defile the temple of God, him shall God destroy. For the temple of God is holy, which temple ye are.

Let no man deceive himself. If any man seem wise among you, let him be a fool in this world, that he may be wise.

Therefore let no man rejoice in men. For all things are yours,

Let men this wise esteem us, even as the ministers of Christ, and stewards of the secrets of God.

With me is it but a very small thing, that I should be judged of you, either of man's day. No I judge not mine own self.

Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord come, which will lighten things that are hid in darkness: and open the counsels of the hearts. And then shall every man have praise of God.

These things, brethren, I have described in mine own person, and Apollos, for your sakes - that ye might learn by us that no man count of himself beyond that which is above written: that one swell not against another for any man's cause.

Me thinketh that God hath set forth us, which are apostles, for the lowest of all: as it were, men appointed to death. For we are a gazingstock unto the world, and to the angels, and to men.

This I say to your shame. Is there utterly no wise man among you? What, not one at all? That can judge between brother and brother?

All things are lawful unto me: but all things are not profitable. I may do all things: but I will be brought under no man's power.

Flee fornication. All sins that a man doth, are without the body. But he that is a fornicator, sinneth against his own body.

As concerning the things whereof ye wrote unto me: It is good for a man, not to touch a woman.

Nevertheless, to avoid fornication, let every man have his wife: and let every woman have her husband.

Let the man give unto the wife due benevolence. Likewise also the wife unto the man.

The wife hath not power over her own body: but the husband; And likewise the man hath not power over his own body: but the wife.

For I would that all men were as I myself am: but every man hath his proper gift of God, one after this manner, another after that.

I say unto the unmarried men, and widows: it is good for them if they abide even as I do,

Unto the married command not I, but the Lord: that the wife separate not herself from the man.

For how knowest thou o woman, whether thou shalt save that man or no? Other, how knowest thou o man, whether thou shalt save that woman or no?

But even as God hath distributed to every man, as the Lord hath called every person, so let him walk: and so ordain I in all congregations.

If any man be called being circumcised, let him add nothing thereto. If any be called uncircumcised: let him not be circumcised.

Let every man abide in the same state wherein he was called.

Ye are dearly bought; be not men's servants.

Brethren, let every man wherein he is called, therein abide with God.

I suppose that it is good for the present necessity. For it is good for a man so to be.

I would have you without care; the single man careth for the things of the Lord, how he may please the Lord:

If any man think that it is uncomely for his virgin if she pass the time of marriage, and if so need require, let him do what he listeth, he sinneth not: let them be coupled in marriage.

To speak of things dedicated unto idols, we are sure that we all have knowledge. Knowledge maketh a man swell: but love edifieth.

If any man think that he knoweth anything, he knoweth nothing yet as he ought to know.

But if any man love God, the same is known of him.

But every man hath not knowledge. For some suppose that there is an idol, until this hour, and eat as of a thing offered unto the idol, and so their consciences being yet weak are defiled.

For if some man see thee, which hast knowledge, sit at meat in the idol's temple shall not the conscience of him which is weak be boldened to eat those things which are offered unto the idol?

If I be not an apostle unto others, yet am I unto you. For the seal of mine apostleship are ye in the Lord.

Mine answer to them that ask me, is this:

Say I these things after the manner of men? Or sayeth not the law the same also?

But I have used none of these things. Neither wrote I these things that it should be so done unto me. For it were better for me to die than any man should take this rejoicing from me.

What is my reward then? Verily that when I preach the gospel, I make the gospel of Christ free, that I misuse not mine authority in the gospel.

For though I be free from all men, yet have I made myself servant unto all men, that I might win the more.

To the weak became I as weak, to win the weak. In all thing I fashioned myself to all men, to save, at the leastway, some.

Every man that proveth masteries abstaineth from all things. And they do it to obtain a corruptible crown: but we to obtain an uncorruptible crown.

There hath none other temptation taken you, such as followeth the nature of man. God is faithful, which shall not suffer you to be tempted above your strength: but shall in the midst of the temptation make a way to escape out.

Let no man seek his own profit: but let every man seek another's wealth.

But and if any man say unto you, "This is dedicated unto idols," eat not of it, for his sake that showed it, and for hurting of conscience - the earth is the Lord's and all that therein is -

Conscience I say, not thine: but the conscience of that other. For why should my liberty be judged of another man's conscience?

Even as I please all men in all things not seeking mine own profit, but the profit of many, that they might be saved.

I would ye knew that Christ is the head of every man; and the man is the woman's head; and God is Christ's head.

Every man praying or prophesying having anything on his head, shameth his head.

A man ought not to cover his head, forasmuch as he is the image and glory of God. The woman is the glory of the man.

For the man is not of the woman, but the woman of the man.

Neither was the man created for the woman's sake: but the woman for the man's sake.

Nevertheless, neither is the man without the woman, neither the woman without the man in the Lord.

For as the woman is of the man, even so is the man by the woman: but all is of God.

Or else doth not nature teach you, that it is a shame for a man, if he have long hair:

If there be any man among you that lusteth to strife, let him know that we have no such customs, neither the congregations of God.

When ye come together in one place, a man cannot eat the Lord's supper.

For every man beginneth afore to eat his own supper. And one is hungry, and another is drunken.

Let a man therefore examine himself, and so let him eat of the bread and drink of the cup.

If any man hunger, let him eat at home, that ye come not together unto condemnation. Other things will I set in order when I come.

Wherefore I declare unto you that no man speaking in the spirit of God defieth Jesus. Also no man can say that Jesus is the Lord, but by the holy ghost.

The gifts of the spirit are given to every man to profit the congregation.

and these all worketh even the self same spirit, dividing to every man several gifts even as he will.

Though I spake with the tongues of men and angels, and yet had no love, I were even as sounding brass: or as a tinkling cymbal.

When I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I imagined as a child: but as soon as I was a man I put away childishness.

For he that speaketh with tongues speaketh not unto men, but unto God. For no man heareth him: Howbeit, in the spirit he speaketh mysteries.

But he that prophesieth speaketh unto men, to edifying, to exhortation, and to comfort.

But and if all prophesy, and there come in one that believeth not, or one unlearned, he is rebuked of all men, and is judged of every man;

How is it then brethren? When ye come together, every man hath his song, hath his doctrine, hath his tongue, hath his revelation, hath his interpretation: Let all things be done unto edifying.

If any man speak with tongues, let it be two at once - or at the most three at once - and that by course, and let another interpret it:

If any man think himself a prophet, either spiritual: let him understand what things I write unto you. For they are the commandments of the Lord.

But and if any man be ignorant, let him be ignorant.

If in this life only we believe on Christ, then are we, of all men, the miserablest.

For by a man came death, and by a man came resurrection of the dead.

and every man in his own order: The first is Christ, then they that are Christ's at his coming.

That I have fought with beasts at Ephesus after the manner of men, what advantageth it me, if the dead rise not again? "Let us eat and drink, tomorrow we shall die."

But some man will say, "How shall the dead arise? With what bodies come they in?

And what sowest thou? Thou sowest not that body that shall be: but bare corn - I mean either of wheat, or of some other -

All flesh is not one manner of flesh: but there is one manner flesh of men, another manner flesh of beasts, another manner flesh of fishes, and another of birds.

There is one manner glory of the sun, and another glory of the moon, an another glory of the stars. For one star differeth from another in glory.